Artificial intelligence–based models for the qualitative and quantitative prediction of a phytochemical compound using HPLC method

Isoquercitrin is a flavonoid chemical compound that can be extracted from different plant species such as Mangifera indica (mango), Rheum nobile , Annona squamosal , Camellia sinensis (tea), and coriander ( Coriandrum sativum L.). It possesses various biological activities such as the prevention of thromboembolism and has anticancer, antiinflammatory, and antifatigue activities. Therefore, there is a critical need to elucidate and predict the qualitative and quantitative properties of this phytochemical compound using the high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) technique. In this paper, three different nonlinear models including artificial neural network (ANN), adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS), and support vector machine (SVM),in addition to a classical linear model [multilinear regression analysis (MLR)], were used for the prediction of the retention time (tR) and peak area (PA) for isoquercitrin using HPLC. The simulation uses concentration of the standard, composition of the mobile phases (MP-A and MP-B), and pH as the corresponding input variables. The performance efficiency of the models was evaluated using relative mean square error (RMSE), mean square error (MSE), determination coefficient (DC), and correlation coefficient (CC). The obtained results demonstrated that all four models are capable of predicting the qualitative and quantitative properties of the bioactive compound. A predictive comparison of the models showed that M3 had the highest prediction accuracy among the three models. Further evaluation of the results showed that ANFIS–M3 outperformed the other models and serves as the best model for the prediction of PA. On the other hand, ANN–M3proved its merit and emerged as the best model for tR simulation. The overall predictive accuracy of the best models showed them to be reliable tools for both qualitative and quantitative determination.     

毛细管电泳紫外检测法测定莲须中的槲皮素、木犀草素、山萘酚、异槲皮甙

采用毛细管区带电泳紫外检测法(CZE-UV)同时测定中药莲须中槲皮素、木犀草素、山萘酚、异槲皮甙4种有效成分.研究了缓冲溶液的离子浓度、pH值和电压对分离度和迁移时间的影响,得到了最佳分离实验条件.在离子浓度为40 mmol/L Na2B4O7缓冲溶液(pH 9.0)中,分离电压为16 kV,波长为254 nm时,槲皮素、木犀草素、山萘酚、异槲皮甙4种物质在10 min内得到了良好的分离测定,其检出限分别为5.0、6.7、4.5和6.0 mg/L.本方法应用于实际样品的测定,结果令人满意.     

青钱柳叶中黄酮化合物结构及含量研究

研究青钱柳(Cydocaryap paliurus(Baud．)Iljinsk．)叶中的黄酮化合物结构及含量分布。采用溶剂萃取及多种色谱技术分离纯化,根据理化性质和光谱分析方法鉴定其结构,确定从青钱柳中分离得到山柰酚、槲皮素和异槲皮苷3个黄酮单体化合物,并用反相高效液相色谱法对其含量进行了测定,测得各自在甲醇和水提取物中的含量：山柰酚0．0387％,0．0337％;槲皮素0．0615％,0．0603％;异槲皮苷0．543％,0．464％。     

A validated solid-liquid extraction method for the HPLC determination of polyphenols in apple tissues Comparison with pressurised liquid extraction

A solid-liquid extraction procedure followed by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) coupled with a photodiode array detector (DAD) for the determination of polyphenols in freeze-dried apple peel and pulp is reported. The extraction step consists in sonicating 0.5 g of freeze-dried apple tissue with 30 mL of methanol-water-acetic acid (30:69:1, v/v/v) containing 2 g of ascorbic acid/L, for 10 min in an ultrasonic bath. The whole method was validated, concluding that it is a robust method that presents high extraction efficiencies (peel: >91%, pulp: >95%) and appropriate precisions (within day: R.S.D. (n = 5) <5%, and between days: R.S.D. (n = 5) <7%) at the different concentration levels of polyphenols that can be found in apple samples. The method was compared with one previously published, consisting in a pressurized liquid extraction (PLE) followed by RP-HPLC-DAD determination. The advantages and disadvantages of both methods are discussed.     

HPLC analysis and pharmacokinetic study of quercitrin and isoquercitrin in rat plasma after administration of Hypericum japonicum thunb. extract

A simple HPLC method was developed for determination of quercitrin and isoquercitrin in rat plasma. Reversed-phase HPLC was employed for the quantitative analysis using kaempferol-3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside-7-O-alpha-L-rhamnoside as an internal standard. Following extraction from the plasma samples with ethyl acetate-isopropanol (95:5, v/v), these two compounds were successfully separated on a Luna C(18) column (250 x 4.6 mm, 5 microm) with isocratic elution of acetonitrile-0.5% aqueous acetic acid (17:83, v/v) as the mobile phase. The flow-rate was set at 1 mL/min and the eluent was detected at 350 nm for both quercitrin and isoquercitrin. The method was linear over the studied ranges of 50-6000 and 50-5000 ng/mL for quercitrin and isoquercitrin, respectively. The intra- and inter-day precisions of the analysis were better than 13.1 and 13.2%, respectively. The lower limits of quantitation for quercitrin and isoquercitrin in plasma were both of 50 ng/mL. The mean extraction recoveries were 73 and 61% for quercitrin and isoquercitrin, respectively. The validated method was successfully applied to pharmacokinetic studies of the two analytes in rat plasma after the oral administration of Hypericum japonicum thunb. ethanol extract.     

Flavonoids from the aerial part of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Vicia subvillosa</Emphasis>

The new flavone glucoside viscioside, luteolin-4′-O-β-D-galactopyranoside, in addition to the known flavonoids apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, cinaroside, luteolin-4′-O-β-D-glucoside, and isoquercitrin were isolated from the aerial part of Vicia subvillosa. __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 30–31, January–February, 2007.     

青钱柳黄酮化合物结构及含量

研究了我国特有的胡桃科植物青钱柳(Cyclocaryapaliurus(Batal.)Iljinsk.)叶中的黄酮化合物结构及含量分布。采用溶剂萃取及各种色谱技术分离纯化,根据理化性质和光谱分析方法鉴定其结构。用反相高效液相色谱法对青钱柳中的山柰酚、槲皮素和异槲皮苷的含量进行了测定。色谱条件为AlltimaC18柱(5μm,150×4.6mm),流动相A为H2O:HOAc=98:2,流动相B为CH3CN。洗脱程序为:8%B→30min→50%B→5min→50%B→5min→8%B。检测波长为360nm,流速为0.6mL/min。该方法的平均回收率和RSD为98.6%和1.57%。首次从青钱柳中分离得到3个黄酮单体化合物:山柰酚(kaempferol,I)、槲皮素(quercetin,Ⅱ)和异槲皮苷(isoquercitrin,Ⅲ),其在甲醇和水提取物中的含量分别为:山柰酚0.0387%,0.0337%;槲皮素0.0615%,0.0603;异槲皮苷0.543%,0.464%。     

Interaction Between Isoquercitrin and Bovine Serum Albumin by a Multispectroscopic Method

ABSTRACT

The interaction of isoquercitrin and bovine serum albumin (BSA) was investigated by means of fluorescence spectroscopy (FS), resonance light scattering spectroscopy (RLS), and ultraviolet spectroscopy (UV). The apparent binding constants (K _a) between isoquercitrin and BSA were 5.37 × 10⁵ L mol^?1 (293.15 K) and 2.34 × 10⁵ L mol^?1 (303.15 K), and the binding site values (n) were 1.18 ± 0.03. According to the Förster theory of non-radiation energy transfer, the binding distances (r) between isoquercitrin and BSA were 1.94 and 1.95 nm at 293.15 K and 303.15 K, respectively. The experimental results showed that the isoquercitrin could be inserted into the BSA, quenching the inner fluorescence by forming the isoquercitrin–BSA complex. The addition of increasing isoquercitrin to BSA solution leads to the gradual enhancement in RLS intensity, exhibiting the formation of the aggregate in solution. It was found that both static quenching and non-radiation energy transfer were the main reasons for the fluorescence quenching. The entropy change and enthalpy change were negative, which indicated that the interaction of isoquercitrin and BSA was driven mainly by van der Waals interactions and hydrogen bonds. The process of binding was a spontaneous process in which Gibbs free energy change was negative.     

药桑叶中黄酮类物质的薄层色谱鉴别和活性筛选及含量测定的研究

建立药桑叶中黄酮类物质的薄层鉴别及HPLC法测定其含量的方法,并对黄酮类物质进行抗氧化活性筛选。甲醇为溶剂超声提取桑叶中的黄酮类物质,以乙酸乙酯:水:甲酸:甲苯(17∶2∶2∶0.8)为展开剂于高效硅胶G板上展开,Al Cl3为显色剂,365 nm下检视。以二苯代苦味肼自由基(DPPH)溶剂显色,筛选抗氧化活性。采用PMC pack ODS色谱柱,以乙腈-0.01 mol·L-1醋酸铵溶液(p H=4.8)为流动相,梯度洗脱,检测波长350 nm,流速1.0 m L·min-1。桑叶中的芦丁、异槲皮苷及紫云英苷在紫外灯下出现明显斑点,薄层-生物自显影实验发现芦丁和异槲皮苷在紫色背景下呈淡黄色斑点,证明二者具有抗氧化活性。3种成分在35 min内均达到完全分离,芦丁、异槲皮苷和紫云英苷的平均回收率及含量分别为95.6%(0.85~1.14 mg·g-1)、97.4%(0.66~0.85mg·g-1)及96.2%(0.09~0.29mg·g-1)(RSD3%)。结论:本法操作简便,准确可靠,可用于药桑叶中黄酮类物质的薄层色谱鉴别及含量测定。     

Identification of isoquercitrin metabolites produced by human intestinal bacteria using UPLC‐Q‐TOF/MS

In this paper, ultraperformance liquid chromatography/quadrupole time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry (UPLC‐Q‐TOF/MS) and the MetaboLynx? software combined with mass defect filtering were applied to identity the metabolites of isoquercitrin using an intestinal mixture of bacteria and 96 isolated strains from human feces. The human incubated samples collected for 72 h in the anaerobic incubator and extracted with ethyl acetate were analyzed by UPLC‐Q‐TOF/MS within 10 min. The parent compound and five metabolites were identified by eight isolated strains, including Bacillus sp. 17, Veillonella sp. 23 and 32 and Bacteroides sp. 40, 41, 56, 75 and 88 in vitro. The results indicate that quercetin, acetylated isoquercitrin, dehydroxylated isoquercitrin, hydroxylated quercetin and hydroxymethylated quercetin are the major metabolites of isoquercitrin. Furthermore, a possible metabolic pathway for the biotransformation of isoquercitrin was established in intestinal flora. This study will be helpful for understanding the metabolic route of isoquercitrin and the role of different intestinal bacteria in the metabolism of natural compounds. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.